diff --git a/sa/profiles/ZTE/ZXDSL98xx/get_interfaces.py b/sa/profiles/ZTE/ZXDSL98xx/get_interfaces.py
index e8770761f12739becab658c9450c93d43f137817..d7b24f6dbd438a67d9a0f831370bb088a36633d7 100644
--- a/sa/profiles/ZTE/ZXDSL98xx/get_interfaces.py
+++ b/sa/profiles/ZTE/ZXDSL98xx/get_interfaces.py
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ class Script(BaseScript):
                         "type": "physical",
                         "admin_status": match.group("admin_status") == "enable",
                         "oper_status": match.group("oper_status") == "up",
+                        "hints": [
+                            "noc::topology::direction::nni",
+                            "technology::ethernet::1000base",
+                        ],
                         "subinterfaces": [
                             {
                                 "name": ifname,
@@ -209,6 +213,7 @@ class Script(BaseScript):
                         "type": "physical",
                         "admin_status": match.group("admin_status") == "enable",
                         "oper_status": match.group("oper_status") == "up",
+                        "hints": ["technology::dsl::adsl"],
                         "subinterfaces": [],
                     }
                     v = self.cli("show atm pvc interface %s" % ifname)
@@ -290,6 +295,10 @@ class Script(BaseScript):
                         "name": ifname,
                         "type": "physical",
                         "admin_status": admin_status,
+                        "hints": [
+                            "noc::topology::direction::nni",
+                            "technology::ethernet::1000base",
+                        ],
                         "oper_status": oper_status,
                         "subinterfaces": [
                             {
@@ -323,6 +332,7 @@ class Script(BaseScript):
                         "type": "physical",
                         "admin_status": admin_status,
                         "oper_status": oper_status,
+                        "hints": ["technology::dsl::adsl"],
                         "subinterfaces": [],
                     }
                     v = self.cli("show atm vc %s" % ifname)
diff --git a/sa/profiles/ZTE/ZXDSL98xx/get_inventory.py b/sa/profiles/ZTE/ZXDSL98xx/get_inventory.py
index 9ee54ea36df73e84df8bcd282a1defb08ad8bf0b..380b064b690293556b7eb49c46b72a870f10243b 100644
--- a/sa/profiles/ZTE/ZXDSL98xx/get_inventory.py
+++ b/sa/profiles/ZTE/ZXDSL98xx/get_inventory.py
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ class Script(BaseScript):
             r[0]["sensors"] = sensors
         return r
 
-    def fill_ports(self, script):
+    def fill_ports(self):
         r = []
-        v = script.cli("show card")
+        v = self.cli("show card")
         for line in v.splitlines():
             match = self.rx_card.search(line)
             if match:
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Script(BaseScript):
 
     def execute_cli(self):
         r = self.get_inv_from_version()
-        ports = self.profile.fill_ports(self)
+        ports = self.fill_ports()
         for p in ports:
             i = {
                 "type": self.type[p["cfgtype"]],